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President Barack Obama said the US sanctions were imposed because Russia had failed to fulfill it promises to de-escalate the crisis in Ukraine

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The US has announced it is increasing sanctions against Russia over Ukraine, targeting major banks, defense and energy companies. Among those on the list are...
Israel has agreed to 5-hour ceasefire to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza

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Israel has announced it will observe a "humanitarian ceasefire" in Gaza on July 17, after days of deadly rocket and missile exchanges with militants. A...
Mexico is restricting television advertising for high-calorie food and soft drinks, as part of its campaign against obesity

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Mexico has decided to restrict TV commercials for high-calorie food and soft drinks, as part of its campaign against obesity, the government says. Such ads...
Real Madrid has topped Forbes’ 2014 annual list of World's 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams

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Real Madrid has topped Forbes’ 2014 annual list of World's 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams. The Spanish soccer club, which won the Champions League in...
Marvel’s Thor is becoming a woman

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Thor is becoming a woman, Marvel Comics has announced. The comic book superhero character first appeared in 1962 and is based on the Norse hammer-wielding...
Cher's latest tour, Dressed To Kill, is on course to become the highest-grossing tour, so far, of 2014

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Cher's latest tour, Dressed To Kill, is on course to become the highest-grossing tour, so far, of 2014. The tour has made a reported $54.9...
Bank of America has reported a 43 percent drop in its quarterly profits after a fall in mortgage revenue and a rise in legal costs

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Bank of America has reported a 43% drop in its quarterly profits after a fall in mortgage revenue and a rise in legal costs. The...
The Netherlands is liable over the killings of more than 300 Bosniak men and boys at Srebrenica in July 1995

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The Netherlands is liable over the killings of more than 300 Bosniak (Bosnian Muslims) men and boys at Srebrenica in Bosnia-Hercegovina in July 1995,...
Manuel Noriega is suing Call of Duty's publisher after a character based on him featured in Black Ops II

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Former dictator of Panama Manuel Noriega is suing Call of Duty's video games publisher after a character based on him featured in Activision's 2012...
UNAIDS report said the number of new HIV infections and deaths from AIDS were both falling

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According to a report by the United Nations AIDS agency, there is a chance the AIDS epidemic can be brought under control by 2030. It...
Time Warner has rejected an initial takeover approach from rival 21st Century Fox estimated at $80 billion

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Time Warner has rejected an initial takeover approach from rival 21st Century Fox estimated at $80 billion. The takeover approach by the Rupert Murdoch owned...
Harper Lee first distanced herself from The Mockingbird Next Door: Life with Harper Lee when Penguin announced its publication in 2011

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To Kill a Mockingbird author Harper Lee has denied she approved the writing of a memoir about her life in Alabama by former neighbor...
California officials have approved fines of up to $500 a day for residents who waste water

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California officials have approved fines of up to $500 a day for residents who waste water, as the state faces its worst drought in...
Two Moscow metro workers have been arrested for safety breaches after a train derailed, killing 21 people

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Two Moscow metro workers have been arrested for safety breaches after a train derailed, killing 21 people, Russian investigators have announced. The track supervisor and...
Mark Shurtleff and John Swallow are accused of accepting cash or campaign contributions from people facing potential scrutiny by the attorney general's office

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Former attorneys general in Utah, John Swallow and Mark Shurtleff, have been arrested on bribery charges, authorities say. John Swallow, 51, and Mark Shurtleff, 56,...
Typhoon Rammasun hit the central Philippines forcing thousands of people to evacuate

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Typhoon Rammasun hit the central Philippines forcing thousands of people to evacuate. The typhoon, also known as Glenda, struck the main island of Luzon with...
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